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To see a world in a grain of sand
That’s Maths: Infinity originally fell within the domain of philosophers and theologians but today it is a key concern of mathematics
Crunching the carbon count for climate action
Research Lives: Frank Convery, adjunct professor, University College Dublin Earth Institute
Number of Independents doubles in 15 years as public tire of traditional parties
Lack of alternative parties means Independent candidates attracting disaffected voters
‘You’re not Irish. You’re not one of us’: Northern students on a year in the South
In the Republic, some students have encountered ignorance, distorted views and even hostility
Trinity is highest-ranked Irish university despite slipping in world standings
UCD narrows gap by jumping 45 places to 126th in latest QS World University Rankings
Gene editing opens door to new treatments for inherited retinal diseases
Irish researchers confirm tiny worm acts as effective model in detecting human mutations linked to eye conditions that can lead to blindness
Children’s happiness drops as they approach secondary school, study finds
Landmark study finds primary pupils most often feel happy, good about themselves, cared for and safe
‘Beautifully illustrated essay’ on intelligence of fungi by UL student wins 2024 Mary Mulvihill Award
Entry from Evanna Winters explores ‘wood wide web’, the subterranean fungal network that extends beneath forest floor
UCD president criticises ‘messages of hatred and violence’ following pro-Palestine protest on campus
Slogans chalked on campus walls include ‘long live the intifada’, ‘Zionism is terrorism’ and ‘death to Zionism’
Mathematical fun and games at Maison Poincaré
Poincaré was a French scientific giant in the late 19th and early 20th century who made fundamental contributions to all major areas of mathematics
‘Well how are you going to get a job with a degree like that?’
Social sciences seek to understand how people interact with each other, how society functions and how cultures develop
It’s not quite Grey’s Anatomy but a career in medicine can be very rewarding
Directly improving patient well-being can be a very rewarding career.
‘The sacrifice is worth it’: Students continue pro-Palestine encampment on grounds of UCD
Organisers issue list of demands to university, including the end of all academic ties with Israel and removal of Israeli goods from campus
Irish students have been protesting over Gaza for months. Why are we only noticing them now?
Student leaders have tried all the moves in the activist playbook, but it’s hard to rage against the system when a majority of the country, including the Government, agrees with you
Student accommodation: A market plagued by bed shortages, rising rents and 51-week leases
Private investors are still circling the Irish student housing market amid a significant shortfall in beds
Sharp rise in first-class degrees may be linked to student expectations and competition among universities
50% jump in top degrees awarded by universities since 2015 prompts concern over grade inflation
That’s Maths: Resonant vibrations from atoms to the far horizons of the cosmos
Understanding the inner workings of oscillations holds the key to comprehension of much of the modern world
The many schools of mathematical thought
The Formalist School regards mathematics as a kind of game where symbols are manipulated according to clear rules but have no inherent or underlying meaning
How to tackle Ireland’s rising tide of kidney disease
One in seven people over the age of 50 in Ireland have chronic kidney disease, yet many are unaware of it
How Ireland’s first satellite was almost lost a short time after launch
Rotation of Eirsat-1, which is no bigger than a brick, righted by ground teams after being ejected from SpaceX rocket
Understanding the links between psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis
Irish patients sought for international study aiming to better understand the connections between the two conditions
Disused UCD performance space transformed into €2.5m Trapdoor theatre
UCD's old drama society venue has been transformed into Trapdoor, a €2.5 million state-of-the-art performance theatre
Most things you’ve heard about eating meat are wrong, say Irish scientists
Risks are associated with eating too much meat but some nutritional claims are based on flawed data, say two of Ireland’s leading food and diet specialists
Ancient food wisdom for modern food security
Could foods grown and eaten in Ireland thousands of years ago improve food security in a time of environmental change?
Dublin city to get real-time monitoring of greenhouse gas levels in new project
Innovative monitoring project to identify emissions hotspots and provide real-time data on carbon dioxide, methane and air quality
TCD and Cadet School students triumph in first semi-final of Irish Times debating competition
Louise Cullen and Eoin Ryan of Trinity LawSoc and Conal Gallagher of Cadet School now go through to the final
Ivor Browne - in his own words: ‘We’re living in a society that is driving people mad’
Browne, one of Ireland’s best known psychiatrists, on mental illness, Eastern philosophy, nature and more
Academic with ‘sense of entitlement’ has claim of racist discrimination against UCD thrown out
Dr Pierce Parker took to bedding down in campus buildings while working on his PhD, WRC hears
‘Today’s graduates can walk in anywhere in the world’: NUI chancellor Maurice Manning steps down after 15 years
More than a quarter of a million graduates will be entitled to vote in the election of his successor later this year
UCD spends more than €400,000 on business-class flights in six months
Records show university spent €137,000 on business class flights to China in first half of 2023
The planet is on fire, so why is higher education behaving as if it is business as usual?
Are higher education students being prepared for a more climate-destabilised and ecologically-degraded world?
Young Scientist gears up for its 60th year with AI, diversity and mental health under the microscope
Modern concerns dominate at long-running exhibition which has fuelled Ireland’s development, organiser says
Ireland’s young scientists experience first-hand development and climate challenges facing Zambia
BTYSTE development award winners visit communities and Irish aid projects
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